The Challenge of a Farmhouse Son-in-Law
Chapter 203 - 202 Doctor Zhou Died

Chapter 203: Chapter 202 Doctor Zhou Died

She had met with a visitor late at night for the third time, and although this one knocked on the door more urgently than before, at least there was a knock, making them the most polite visitor yet.

But it was the dead of night, after all, so she had to be cautious.

"It’s me, Sister Youyou, it’s Yuancheng."

Yuancheng? What was this child doing in the dead of night?

Gu Youyou quickly opened the door and, sure enough, saw a distressed Yuancheng, his pale face still streaked with tears.

Gu Youyou was startled and hurriedly asked, "Yuancheng, what’s wrong with you? Why are you crying?"

At the same time, she felt a sudden dread in her heart—could it be that his whatever illness... had taken a turn for the worse, making him come to find her in such a hurry?

Yuancheng quickly said, "It’s... it’s Master, something has happened to Master. Sister Youyou, please, come with me to see him. Qin Brother said that only you can save him now!"

"Doctor Zhou is in trouble?" Gu Youyou’s bad feeling grew stronger, and she now understood that her restless heart all night had not been because of Yue Rujing, but because of Doctor Zhou.

Regarding Doctor Zhou, Gu Youyou had always harbored a feeling of reverence, and at the same time, she felt an indescribable emotion within her. He was just an ordinary doctor in the town, known by everyone, and she even wanted to take him as her teacher, yet for some unknown reason, it seemed as though they were not meant to meet; she had been to Jisheng Hall so many times but never once saw him, always missing him for one reason or another.

Gu Youyou followed Yuancheng on a hurried run to Jisheng Hall, thinking many things along the way, each thought making her feel more uneasy.

It seemed as if nothing about her was normal, and so too were people.

She smiled bitterly. Doctor Zhou, what role was he playing in this game?

When Gu Youyou arrived at Jisheng Hall with an anxious Yuancheng, she finally met the legendary Doctor Zhou.

An elderly man with half-white hair, he lay tranquilly on a bed prepared for patients, with Qin Changlin kneeling by his side, sobbing softly!

"Master has just died," he said.

The anticipated outcome. Gu Youyou had seen too much life and death; medicine was not omnipotent—many of her patients had incurable diseases and ultimately parted from their loved ones forever.

So the people weeping beside Doctor Zhou’s bed should not have caused much of a stir in her heart, yet unexpectedly, with Doctor Zhou... it brought an inexplicable solemnity to her soul.

And so, Doctor Zhou passed away.

She felt it shouldn’t have been this way!

A sense of intangible fear overwhelmed her, and Gu Youyou unconsciously took a step back, her legs gave way, and she fell to the floor.

...

Qin Changlin was busy before and after dealing with Doctor Zhou’s aftermath. The weather being hot, the body couldn’t be kept long; he died the evening before, and the neighbors paid their respects the next day, and by the third day, he was buried.

Doctor Zhou, having lived a solitary life, departed this world with nothing left behind, save for the gratitude of neighbors and fellow townspeople, none of whom were relatives.

Jisheng Hall was shrouded in white cloth, and even though Doctor Zhou was buried, according to local customs, his close ones had to wear mourning clothes for seven days to show respect.

Qin Changlin prepared a set for Gu Youyou too. Gu Youyou hesitated, thinking that there was no need to wear them since she had not officially become his student. But when she saw some of the residents of Qingshui Town who had been greatly helped by Doctor Zhou wearing them, she acquiesced.

No matter what issues he had or why he met with such sudden misfortune, the man was already dead, and the ties that bound him were now severed.

Unlike other establishments that could close down, the medical hall remained open, so after Doctor Zhou’s burial, Qin Changlin, dressed in mourning clothes, continued to see patients.